Maternity panty



Dec. 19, 1961 P. BLATT MATERNITY PANTY Filed Feb. 9, 1960 IN VEN TOR. PA 1/: A 64 A 7-7- WWW ATMQNEX? United States Patent Ofifice 3,013,562 Patented Dec. 19, 1961 3,013,562 MATERNITYPANTY Paula Blatt, Cleveland Heights, Ohio NU Vogue Creations, 1426 W. 3rd St, Cleveland, Ohio) Filed Feb, 9, 1969, :Ser. No. 7,675 3 Claims. (Cl. 128528) This invention relates to the general class of maternity garments and, more particularly, is for an improved panty.

The object of my present invention is to provide a panty that is so constructed that it might be worn beneath the usual foundation garment and directly next to the body of the wearer with increased comfort as compared with the reverse arrangement and, at the same time, that will permit convenient and comfortable manipulation of the same for complete personal use when worn in such manner.

Another object is to devise a panty of such construction that its parts can be cut out and assembled with a saving in time and labor, with resultant saving in cost, and that is of comparatively less bulky form.

Another object is to devise a panty in which its parts are so constructed and arranged as to be more adaptable to the provision of hidden fulness in the seams between the parts, thereby making it possible to obtain the desired stretch in the panty body independently of the material employed in some of the parts of the same and also permitting such stretch at the seams in a substantially universal manner.

Another object relates to the new manner of attaching a rufiled elastic strip about the upper edge of the panty so as to afford marked comfort and to contribute to the self-adjustment of the front panel and effective engagement over the abdominal region of the wearers body throughout all stages of pregnancy.

Other objects will appear from the following description and claims when considered together with the accompanying drawing.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating this garment upon the body of the wearer;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof; 1

FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate the method of applying the milled elastic strip about the top edge of the garment;

FIG. 5 illustrates the blank form of the front-andcrotch member.

In the present form of disclosure the body of the panty comprises only two parts which may be recognized as the combined front-and-crotch part 1 and the rear-andside part 2. The part 1 has universal stretch and may consist of Helanca or nylon or any of the other such materials, while the part 2 may possess practically no stretch at all in any direction.

The part 1 is adapted to extend over the entire front part of the wearers body and also beneath her crotch so as to serve as a one-piece combined front panel and crotch member. This part 1, in preliminary blank form (FIG. 5) may have its side edges for their greater extent tapered upwardly and outwardly while the lower portions of their side edges are curved inwardly towards each other so as to co-operate with the correspondingly curved edges of the bottom part of the rear-and-side member 2. The parts 1 and 2 are sewed together at the front upwardly inclined scams 3 and 4 and also at the laterally extending seam 5 between the leg openings, at the rear of the crotch of the panty.

About the top edge of the entire panty a strip of ruffled elastic is attached thereto in such manner that its rufiled edge 6 will appear upon the outside thereof and its plain portion 7 will extend upwardly therefrom for efiective engagement about the body of the wearer. This elastic strip is attached by sewing the rufiled edge 6 of the same to the edge of the body of the panty 1 while fully overlying each other as a matter of convenience (FIG. 3) and then reversing this arrangement so as to have the portion 7 extend upwardly therefrom asindicated in FIG. 4 and also in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the present drawing.

With this arrangement, there is obtained a snugengagement of the panty about the waist of the wearers body and without the bulk of material that might otherwise be present in this region of her body; and there will be ensured such snug engagement throughout all stages of pregnancy including even the final stages. At the same time, my present arrangement of the elastic tape provides an attractive trim.

I provide hidden fulness along all of the seams so as to permit the panty to accommodate itself to the natural enlargement of the abdominal region of the wearers body during the period of pregnancy; and the inclination of the front scams 5 will permit the enlarging effect of the hidden fulness at these points to be realized in practically all directions throughout the abdominal region of the wearers body and thus permit this part of the panty to automatically adapt itself to the enlarging form of her body during the entire period of pregnancy. The present inclination of the scams 5 also facilitates the application of the hidden fulness thereto.

It is to be observed that the seams between the upper corner portions of the blank part 1 and the adjoining edges of the part 2 are of curved form as I have found that this ensures a neater and more efficient fit of the garment in this region of the wearers body, especially since this panty is adapted to automatically extend well up over her abdominal region throughout and including the last stages of pregnancy. My particular manner of attaching the elastic strip about the upper edge of the panty also contributes to such progressive snug engagement about this region of the wearers body in a most effective manner.

it will be explained that the rearward extent of the part 1 through or beyond the crotch region of the wearers body might be varied while still maintaining the practical advantages of my present invention as herein disclosed and claimed. Likewise it might be possible to vary other details of my present form of invention, it being understood that the specific disclosure as herein set forth is merely for the purpose of illustration.

My present invention possesses several practical advantages. It consists of comparatively few parts and hence can be easily manufactured and sold at a reasonable price. It can be worn with marked comfort and can be readily and conveniently adjusted to one side at any time for complete personal use even when worn under a foundation garment; and, upon release of this part of the garment, there will be automatic adjustment of the same to its normal position. Such efiicient and convenient mannor of adjustment is made possible by the particular structure and arrangement of the parts, including the possibility of stretch of the front-and-crotch member to any desired degree, and also by the particular adaptation for hidden fulness along the inclined seams. Also, this garment will automatically and effectively adapt itself to the enlarging form of the wearers abdominal region in all directions and there will be ensured effective engagement of the upper edge of the panty up over her abdomen even during the final stages of pregnancy and with marked comfort at all times. At the same time and at all times, this panty will present a neat appearance.

Other practical advantages resulting from my present invention will no doubt readily suggest themselves to those who are familiar with the art to which it relates.

What I claim is:

1. A maternity panty having a body with leg openings and including a waist-engaging portion about the top thereof and including also a combined front-and-crotch panel of only a single blank of material with universal stretch throughout and a rear-and-side member that is substantially inelastic throughout, said front-and-crotch panel and said rear-end-side member each having side edges being seamed directly together along the side edges thereof, said front-and-crotch panel extending downwardly from said waist-engaging portion and throughout the entire front and crotch areas of the garment and terminating in an edge at the rear of the crotch of the garment, said rear-and-side member extending downwardly from said waist-engaging portion and having a lower edge connected to the rear edge of said front-and-crotch panel.

2. The same structure as recited in claim 1 hereof and in which said body along the seams between the side edges of said front-and-crotch panel and said rear-and-side member is provided with hidden fullness and the seams are inclined upwardly and rearwardly from the leg openings toward the waist-engaging portion.

3. The same structure as recited in claim 2 hereof and in which the seams between the side edges of said frontand-crotch panel and said rear-and-side part are curved upwardly and forwardly at their upper ends.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

